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What started all my research and interest in a security seal was a call I got from Hacker Safe telling me they will give me a free 90 day trial, I was interested until I learned that I have to pay for it? what is that if I have to pay for a free trial, then it's not a free trial! the way it works is if your not happy after 90 days then they will refund the money at $150 a month I decided not to take a $450 gamble. I was so upset about the fake free trial that I went online and starting doing my own research I found other companies offering similar services, one called ShopperScanned, one called Verisign, and one called Thawte. Since I already have a secure server from my ISP I skipped verisign and thawte seals, they seemed to be selling a secure server to go with the seal and looked to be a bit more complicated than the others so I compared Hacker Safe to ShopperScanned. As for services they are both fairly similar, as for free trials well, ShopperScanned only offered me a 60 day free trial, as opposed to Hacker Safe's 90 days, but at least I didnt have to pay for it in advance. Since I didnt have to pay anything or commit to anything I decided to try it for the free 60 days. I have to tell other webmasters that for me at least it did work not by 15% but I calculated that my sales had increased 8.5% (took about 1/2 month to start seeing a difference) Upon the end of the 60 days they sent an email and called me of course wanting to sign me up, I liked the fact that they were not as pushy as Hacker Safe was (anyone who has ever dealt with Hacker Safe will know what I mean) and the cost of their service was much less so I did end up signing up. I dont know if it will work for other webmasters but sharing our experiences is what this discussion board is all about.
You could always open Photoshop, make your own "security seal" and put it on your page with a link explaining the level of security users have while shopping at your site. Works for me.
Shopperscanned is run by a company named NetSolutions, with a PO Box in Herndon, Virginia. According to Network Solutions, the large internet company located in Herndon, Virginia there is no affiliation.
